Dewsbury Town Hall : Behind the Scenes of BBC Question Time 2

BBC Question Time was filmed at Dewsbury Town Hall on Thursday 11th March 2010. Here are a few behind the scene photographs of the set up...

Rhod Gilbert comes to Huddersfield Town Hall this October

AWARD-WINNING STAND-UP RHOD GILBERT

EXTENDED UK TOUR DUE TO OVERWHELMING PUBLIC DEMAND

‘RHOD GILBERT & THE CAT THAT LOOKED LIKE NICHOLAS LYNDHURST’

Sunday 3rd October
Tickets £20

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Following the sell out success of last year’s UK tour and sensational performances on ‘The Royal Variety Performance’, ‘Live At The Apollo’ and ‘Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, the Welsh Wonder is back by popular demand, performing his critically acclaimed hit show; ‘Rhod Gilbert & The Cat that looked like Nicholas Lyndhurst’.

Due to overwhelming public demand, the Autumn leg of the tour kicks off with an 8 night run in Edinburgh at the International Conference, and continues until the end of November, taking in over 50 venues nationwide. Including for the first time Huddersfield Town Hall!

“TURBO-CHARGED…MAGNIFICENT” Evening Standard

“A ROLLERCOASTER…IN COMIC TERMS HE LOOKS INDOMITABLE” «««« Guardian

“A JOY TO BEHOLD” «««« Times “BLISTERING TOUR DE FORCE” Time Out

Dewsbury Town Hall Caretaker stars in Google Streetview!

One of our Dewsbury Town Hall Caretakers stars in google's newly released streetview for Dewsbury.

Paddy, who is dressed all black is now available for personal appearances and autographs!

Dragons Rampaged around Dewsbury Town Hall at Spirit Event Fri 27.02.10

Dewsbury Town Centre was full of flames, fireworks and dragons on Friday night as part of the annual Spirit Event.

This photgraph was taken by Robin Eastwood a student at Kirklees College, completing a Digital Photography Degree.

This is my favourite picture of all. The dragon moving menacingly past dewsbury town hall

Cleckheaton Town Hall to go Ga Ga for Queen!

Cleckheaton Town Hall
Friday 9th July 8pm
Tickets £13.50


From playing at the International Queen Convention to appearing in a recent BBC documentary. GA GA continue to prove why they are so highly rated by critics and audiences alike.

There are no wigs, no make up and definately no false moustaces but instead a host of massive Queen songs played just like they were meant to be. "Superb" Brian May, "Stunning" - Official Queen Fan Club.

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eTicket Q & A's

Q. What is an eTicket?

A. An eTicket is your ticket to the show that you have booked online through our website. The eTicket is part of your ticket confirmation that you will have received by email.



Q. Once I get my eTicket what do I do?

A. To gain admission into the town halls you must present your confirmation / eTicket to the stewards on duty. We recommend that you bring along the payment card used to purchase the tickets or another form of identification.

Q. Do I need to exchange the confirmation print out for an actual ticket.

A. There is no need to exchange the tickets at our Box Offices. However, if you do wish to have printed tickets please contact one of our Box Offices listed below and we will send you the tickets out at a cost of 50p for postage

Q. What if I have any further queries?

A. If you have any further queries regarding the online booking process or our eTickets please contact:-

Huddersfield Information Centre 01484 223200
Holmfirth Tourist Info 01484 222444
Dewsbury Town Hall Box Office 01924 324501
Huddersfield Town Hall Reception 01484 221900

Please note that eTickets are only issued for allocated seating events. Tickets will be posted out as normal for unallocated seating events.

The Best of British @ Huddersfield Town Hall this September

The Best of British Variety Show is at Huddersfield Town Hall on Monday 27th September. Tickets £26.50

ON SALE FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY

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The Best Of British Variety Tour is back for its third consecutive year in 2010 after the huge success of the last two years. This unique tour unites the cream of variety entertainment from past decades and is coming to Huddersfield Town Hall on Monday 27 September.

After popular demand Paul Daniels and The Krankies who took part in the inaugural tour return to Best of British alongside the host for the show the irrepressible Christopher Biggins, Irish singer Dana, The Grumbleweeds and for the first time as a solo act one half of one of the most famous comedy double acts since comedy began Syd Little of Little and Large fame. The impressive line-up includes British institution Christopher Biggins, actor and winner of the 2008 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here' and current co-presenter with Lesley Joseph on BBC London, who will be hosting the show.

Joining him will be multi-award winning entertainment magician Paul Daniels, whose impressive career includes TV, headlining in Las Vegas and Broadway, not to mention entertaining royalty and Prime Ministers around the world.

Scottish married couple The Krankies have a career in show business spanning over 40 years. As well as touring live, they are well known for their catchphrase Fan Dabi Dozi and from many eighties TV shows Crackerjack, Krankies Klub, The Krankies Electronic Komic to KTV.

Family favourites The Grumbleweeds have a career spanning over three decades, bringing their entertainment to cabaret clubs, concerts, pantomines and summer seasons across the country. Their major breakthrough came with their award winning Radio Two series 'The Grumbleweeds', which ran for 15 series from 1979 to 1988. Original members Robin Colvill and Graham Walker continue to enjoy success appearing on TV in Emmerdale, Heartbeat and Coronation Street.

Syd Little found fame as one half of the massive comedy double act Little and Large, the recipients of numerous awards for their TV, club and theatre performances throughout the country, including their own BBC TV show which ran for fourteen years. Little and Large are established as one of Britain’s finest double acts and recently celebrated 48 years together. Syd frequently appears on television and radio and recently featured in ITV’s Ant and Dec`s Saturday Night Takeaway, Trust Me I’m A Holiday Rep and Channel Four’s Big Brother Party with Jodie Marsh, as well as BBC Radio2 and Radio 4.

International recording artist and one of Ireland's most successful entertainers, Dana, completes the line-up. Dana has enjoyed outstanding acclaim through best selling recordings, top rating television appearances and major headlining concerts both in Ireland and abroad. She rose to fame after winning the Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland in 1970 with the song ‘All Kinds Of Everything’ which reached Number One in the UK. She is a TV personality on major domestic and international programs, including her own hit series, A Day Out with Dana (BBC), Wake Up Sunday (BBC), and the Dana Series (RTE). She has also been a successful politician until recently.
Catch them all live at Huddersfield Town Hall on Monday 27 September at 7.30pm.Featuring

The wrapping starts to go on at Dewsbury Town Hall 09.02.10

The wrapping around the Town Hall is now starting to take shape before the refurbishment of the exterior starts soon. Over the coming year we will be carrying out a major £3m building project on the exterior of dewsbury town hall. Work includes:-

-Reroofing the majority of the town hall

-Stonework repairs including cleaning and repointing

-Replacement or repairs to windows-Secondary glazing

-Improved flag flying provision

-Roof Insulation to ensure the building is more energy efficient

The scaffolding and wrapping is due to be completed at the end of February ready for Dewsburys Spirit Event on Friday 26th February featuring fire breathing dragons!!!!!

Main Hall Dates Released for Cleckheaton Town Hall - July-November 2010

Additional dates between July and November 2010 have been released for Cleckheaton Town Halls spectacular Concert Hall.

This impressive building contains a 500 seat theatre with full backstage and technical facilities plus a selection of refurbished function and meeting rooms. Cleckheaton Town Hall is a busy venue offering a large numbers shows, events, dances and community use. It is a very popular venue for amateur dramatics, dance schools, music, weddings and dances.

The main hall is available to hire from as little as £287 thats less than 57p a seat! Now there is no reason why not to come to Cleckheaton Town Hall as Technical, Box Office, Catering, Front of House and Marketing suppport is included in the price!!!

For further details and date availability please call 01484 221900 and speak to our room booking department who'd be happy to help

Holocaust play to premier at Dewsbury Town Hall

Dewsbury Town Hall will host the premier performance of 'The Interview', a thought-provoking play depicting a singular account of the Holocaust.

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day in January, The Interview will be performed from Monday March 29 to Saturday April 3, 7.30pm, with a matinee performance at 3pm on Wednesday March 31.

The play tells the story of Phillip Carter, an enthusiastic reporter, who arranges an interview with a holocaust survivor, Ms Ruben. His enthusiasm and personal crusade to show the world why the holocaust happened, is demolished once he comes face to face with Ms Ruben. The reporter transitions almost immediately from interviewer, to interviewee. Ms Ruben’s firsthand account of life in the holocaust quickly exposes the common naivety the reporter shows, a characteristic shared by the majority of modern people to date.

The play, through emotional flashbacks, cleverly stages the events of Ms Ruben’s life. They demonstrate the happiness, loneliness, and the graphic violence endured by those people effected in Germany and the rest of Europe.

The intelligent script explores the reality of human ignorance, and forces the question around humanity’s dark capabilities.

The play promises to send the audience on a rollercoaster of emotions, with theatre, music, dance, and groundbreaking performances on stage to ensure a performance you are not likely to dismiss from your memory.

This play by Jayson F A Bartlett is premiering in Dewsbury and touring theatres in the area.
Tickets are priced at £5, £11 and £20 (concessions £3 off the top two ticket prices and discounts for groups) from Kirklees Booking Offices, tel: 01924 324501 / 01484 223200 / 01484 222444